Handle for tool-chests.



PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907 H. comm.- HANDLE FOR TOOL GHBSTS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1 7, 1907.

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A TTOAWEYS HARRY OOWAN, OF HAGERMAN, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

HANDLE FOR TOOL-CHESTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed April 17' 1907- Serial No. 368.759.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY ousy a citizen of the United States, residing at Hagerman, in the county of Chaves and Territory of New Mexico, have invented a new and useful Handle for 'lool-(c hests, &c.. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to handles for other large and heavy bodies and its object is to pro vide handles of this character which are of simple, durable and compact construction, which can be readily secured to a chest or other object and which. when not in use, can be quickly moved out of operative position.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure .l. is a perspective view of a chest having connected thereto handles embodying the present improvements; Fig. 2 is an inner edge view of the keepers of the handle; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the handle; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section through the handle and its keepers.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 l are combined guides and keepers each consisting of an elongated strip having one face beveled, while one end portion of the keeper is formed with a longitudinally extending tongue 2. The beveled face of the keeper has longitudinal grooves 3 therein. The two keepers are designed to be secured upon a chest 4 or other object by means of screws 5 extending through the keepers and into the chest. The keepers are disposed with the ends of their tongues flush with one end of the chest and with their beveled faces adjoining so as to form a dove tailed groove. This groove is designed to receive a slide 6 having its opposite faces beveled so as to be lapped and retained by the beveled faces of the keepers I. This slide has trunnions 7 extending from the beveled faces thereof and designed to travel within the grooves 3. A grip 8 extends from one end of the slide and is designed when the trunnions tool chests and r are at one end of the grooves 3 to rest entirely between the. tongues 2 and, when the trunnions are within the opposite ends of the grooves, they project beyond the tongues.

It is to be understood that with each chest or similar object four of these handles are to be employed, one

set being secured to the sides of the chest at each end thereof. As shown in Fig. 1, the keepers .l are fastened to the chest so that the ends of their tongues will be flush with the ends of the chest and therefore the grip 8 can be pushed back between the tongues 2 as shown at the right of Fig. 1 so that they will be out. of the way and will not trip persons passing the chest or 'atch into articles carried past the chest. Should it be desired to lift. the chest the fingers are inserted between the tongues 2 and the grips pulled outward as shown in Fig. l in position where they can be conveniently grasped for the purpose of carrying the chest. All the parts of the handle are designed to be formed of metal and the entire device will be found to be very durable as well as simple and eflicient. The keepers l as well as the slide 6 can be suitably ornamented so that the handle can form an attractive part of the chest to which it is attached.

While the handles have been described as formed of metal it is to be understood of course that the same may be made of hard wood. In the latter event'it is preferable to extend each handle for about one-half the length of the chest instead of for the short distances shown in the drawings where metal handles are utilized.

What is claimed is:

1. A handle comprising a slide having beveled faces. keepers lapping said faces to hold the slide against displacement. and means extending from the slide and en gaging the keepers for limiting the movement of the slide.

L. The combination with a slide having a grip extending therefrom: of keepers lapping and designed to hold the slide, said keepers having integral tongues projecting therefrom. and means extending from the slide and engaging the keepers to limit the movement of the slide, said grip being disposed to rest between the tongues.

It. A handle comprising oppositely disposed keepers having their adjoining faces beveled to form a dove tailed groove. said keepers having longitudinally extending tongues at one end thereof. the beveled faces of the keepers being ltmgitudinally grooved. a slide movably mounted be tweennnd retained in position by the keepers, a grip extending from the slide and disposed to rest between the tongues when in retracted position, and means extending from the slide and movable within the grooves to limit the movement of the slide In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY COIVAN.

Witnesses W. E. Bowm', L. R. BURCK. 

